Best school for politics and/ or law?

College Search & Selection
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<p>I want to get into politics or law. Something in that very broad area. Obviously schools like Georgetown will dominate the list, but my stats probably aren't good enough.</p>

<p>I have a 3.6 or 3.7ish UW GPA. 4.0 W. 2100 on SATs. Aiming for about 6 APs. Pretty good ECs- President of Key Club, President of Young Dems, Intern for my local Democratic Committee, worked for (future :p) Sen. Mark Warner's campaign. Possibly a Senate Page.</p>

<p>College of W&M is pretty far up on my list. Recommend others. I'm in Virginia, I don't want to go further than maybe the mid-west. Thanks!</p>

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<p>BUMP. 10char</p>

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<p>UVa is great. Farther up the east coast, you could try to get into Cornell or UPenn. And Chicago, if rabid intellectualism is your cup of tea.</p>

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<p>Michigan, Wisconsin and University of Rochester might be worth a look. Best of luck!</p>

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<p>Thanks! Any other schools?</p>

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<p>Rochester is a good call. Might as well look at Colgate, Hamilton, and Bucknell if you are in the area.</p>

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<p>I'm really liking Colgate, Rochester, and Hamilton. Any other suggestions. I'm looking for something with really strong programs in International Relations, Political Science, etc. I'm a big politico so to speak so I prefer for the campus to have some sort of activism. Colage doesn't.</p>

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<p>Any others?</p>

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<p>American, George Washington, Georgetown.</p>

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<p>"Obviously schools like Georgetown will dominate the list, but my stats probably aren't good enough."</p>

<p>American and GWU are possibilities though.</p>

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<p>CIA, also maybe look at Tufts.</p>

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<p>The problem is that most top schools don't tend to be big an activism. The students are often realize the inconsequential nature of protesting, and don't do much of it. The two big exceptions that come to mind are UCB (tough to get in, especially OOS) and Columbia (crapshoot at best). I think if activism is your thing, you should look at good colleges in urban settings, where you can find off campus outlets for your politics to fill any void that might exist. So a school like NYU or BU should definitely be given some consideration.</p>

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<p>Thanks for that gprime. </p>

<p>Would I really have a shot at Tufts?</p>

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<p>I think GW would be a really good match for your stats and interests. I think your GPA may be on the low side for Tufts.</p>

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<p>I'm not a big fan of GW's campus. I'm being picky, but I'm trying to get as many possibilities as possible.</p>

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<p>Look at Michigan and Wisconsin. Excellent poli sci departments, extremely politically active campuses and the students are sophisticated enough to realize there's a lot more to political activism than "inconsequential protesting" (pace gprime).</p>

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<p>CLAREMONT MCKENNA, it's huge on leadership and preparing it's students for working in government, and going to law school.</p>

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<p>Cal has a decent poli sci department (just selling my campus). Are you leaning towards politics? Getting an MPP might be a good way to go after undergrad.</p>

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<p>But W&M and UVA are great local choices as well.</p>

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<p>15% of Holy Cross's graduating class go to accredited law schools each year.</p>